mitre box

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mitre box

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Alternative forms

• (US) miter box

Noun

mitre box (plural mitre boxes)

1. A wood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts, usually 45° and 90° mitre cuts. The mitre boxes are made of wood or plastic.

Coordinate terms

• mitre saw

Translations

wood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts

Belarusian: што́слад (štóslad) Czech: pokosnice Dutch: verstekbak (nl) m French: boîte à onglets (fr) f German: Schneidlade f, Gehrungsschneidlade f, Gehrlade (de) f Norwegian: gjæringskasse, gjærkasse, gjærekasse Polish: przyrżnia f, skrzynka uciosowa f, pudełko uciosowe n Portuguese: caixa de esquadria f Russian: стусло (ru) n (stuslo) Spanish: caja de ingletes f Swedish: geringslåda (sv) Ukrainian: навскісник m (navskisnyk)